Try this mod: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/MushroomCloud By the way, this mod gives better light flash. Factorio's overbright is poor quality: colors are burned to white too fast without a log law (thereby giving an impression of low dynamic range), some color channels burn earlier than others (ca...

Opening the calculator is even faster. But why?

Atomic explosion looks good now. I would like to see some biters’ reaction to the blast. They could stop for a few seconds and turn around to look what’s the hell is happening.

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:56 am

Programmers are familiar with hex system and can easily count bits.

Programmers are familiar with hex system - yes.
Can easily count bits - no. Most programmers don't use bits often, thereby have no need to memorize them.

I think the player cannot memorize sixteen representations if he uses them occasionally. Yes, he will know how to convert it using exernal tools, how about embedded tools? If we would have two display modes, why not to add the third one? BTW every bit can be numbered, therefore no problems locating ...

For my next play-through i plan to go bigger. I plan to use 8 lanes setup (4 one way 4 another). I plan to use trains with 2 locomotives and 4 wagons. I think 8 lane designs are very ineffective. You still need many waiting lanes just before junction and right after it, but not in between the junct...

Look at your Controls settings window and see how many duplicates there are by default. For example, all these are linked to left click by default : - Open object's GUI - Build - Select for blueprint - Drag map - Craft 1 - Cancel crafting 1 - Pick up/drop item stack Would you really want the game t...

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Not good.

But I would really like to see some different marks.

Maybe no massive changes required? We already have variable output recipe: Kovarex enrichment process.
Mod could predefine a fixed recipe, where good production would have output probability f(x), and trash production would have g(x) = 1-f(x), or any other.

My results are diffent.


(the final result was upscaled for pixel-peeping)

I missed that point about tiny artificial lakes inside. I never build my plants on lakes . Likely, my turbines could be shorter.

There’s no rule in the world how many software levels can exist. There’s no such rule "either safe, or in the fire". We can have a third intermediate level. It is possible to be half-washed and half-wet. If you don’t want to, there also are other people. You are selfish and inflexible. I'm fine with...

I looked at those blueprints and some questions raised: is it guaranteed to have a water lake in that tiny gap between heat exchangers and turbines? If yes, how would you place four offshore pumps here? Infinite pipes aren't real-game entities, are they?

I have an idea regarding pre-alpha testers. What if we add an opt-out checkbox "Delay automatic updates for 24h"? Enthusiast players could uncheck it after confirmation "This can corrupt your gamesaves without a warning, you can lose all your blueprints, achievements and everything. Unexpected bugs ...

If we really need visual indications, I suggest answering more general questions: where the train is able to move and why? Where this train cannot move and why? That "why" is the key.
This is mostly about signaling issues, but it may include direction indication as well.

Nevertheless, I like the idea about speed limit at low-radius curves and full speed at large radius. I have read an old topic about that. Maybe it's time to start thinking about Rails v2.0? I love railways

You can take 3:1 balancer for unload. Here are lots of balancers.
You can also use 4 chests for every side. Would it be too easy?

Any chances to see BP reviews?

Some automatic backups would be good. If Factorio is about to overwrite a file, it could make a backup copy by default. HDD are cheap, renaming is easy... BTW, a complete player files backup on every version upgrade would be also good. I will never forget someone lost all his blueprints after downgr...

I'd say Editor mode is very important in the sandbox mode, so there must be more obvious way to know it even exists. Maybe some toggle button on the screen. I played too much time without it.